Ecclesiastical History of the English People

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Written in AD 731, Bede s work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain s geography and history It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people Leo Sherley Price s translation brings us an accurate and readable version, in modern English, of a unique historical document This edition now includes Bede s Letter to Egbert concerning pastoral care in early Anglo Saxon England, at the heart of which lay Bede s denunciation of the false monasteries and The Death of Bede, an admirable eye witness account by Cuthbert, monk and later Abbot of Jarrow, both translated by D H Farmer. Read Ecclesiastical History of the English People By Bede – kino-fada.fr This is a hard book to review, because whether it deserves five stars or 2 3 stars is going to depend pretty heavily on why you re reading it If you re reading it for academic purposes, it s really wonderful it s one of the very, very few sources that we have for early English history and it s a goldmine of intriguing information on topics from the early Saxon kingdoms, the native Picts and Britons, or the procession of English conversion to Christianity If you re reading it just for pleasur This is a hard book to review, because whether it deserves five stars or 2 3 stars is going to depend pretty heavily on why you re reading it If you re reading it for academic purposes, it s really wonderful it s one of the very, very few sources that we have for early English history and it s a goldmine of intriguing information on topics from the early Saxon kingdoms, the native Picts and Britons, or the procession of English conversion to Christianity If you re reading it just for pleasure, it s a bitof a mixed bag Bede is a pleasant writer, and every once and a while he ll tell a ...One night a group of monks from Durham cathedral seized Bede s remains and took them back to Durham for reburial there, making Bede one of those people who have ended up travelling further in death than they ever did while alive.The give away fact about this book is it s title What Bede wants to tell us is going to be within the explicit framework of a story of the growth and progression from strength to strength of Christianity in the British Isles, if necessary irrespective of the facts From One night a group of monks from Durham cathedral seized Bede s remains and took them back to Durham for reburial there, making Bede one of those people who have ended up travelling further in death than they ever did while alive.The give away fact about this book is it s title What Bede wants to tell us is going to be w...It depends on why you read this Historically it s extremely important Reference wise, it s a huge help, not only for religious things but the time period itself in English history Literature wise it s not the best thing you ...Bede s Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum is one of the most important sources on the early Germanic settlement of Britain, the founding of the early kingdoms and the growth of Christianity amongst the English Beginning with Julius Caesar s invasion of Britain, then the first incursions of the Germanic Angles, Saxons and Jutes and the first Christian missionaries that were despatched by Pope Gregory under the leadership of Augustine to the pagan english, culminating in Bede s own lifetime w Bede s Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum is one of the most important sources on the early Germanic settlement of Britain, the founding of the early kingdoms and the growth of Christianity amongst the English Beginning with Julius Caesar s invasion of Britain, then the first incursions of the Germanic Angles, Saxons and Jutes and the first Christian missionaries that were despatched by Pope Gregory under the leadership of Augustine to the pagan english, culminating in Bede s own lifetime when the Roman Catholic Church was firmly established in England Along the way the reader will encounter kings such as thelberht of Kent and R dwald of East Anglia, thought to be the king who was Buried at Sutton Hoo Well known stories include those of Saint Hilda of Whitby Abbey and the poet C dmon.By modern historical standards the work would be considered unreliable because Bede interprets history with a strong Christian and Northumb...Synopsis leading up to quote Pope Gregory directed Augustine to preach to the English nation on Christianity, which had fallen by the wayside in England after many bloody civil wars and latterly the leaving of their allies and benefactors, the Romans On reaching Britain Augustine met with King Ethelbert, who reigned over Kent King Ethelbert, after listening to the preachings of Augustine, says the following according to Bede Your words and promises are fair indeed, but they are new and unce Synopsis leading up to quote Pope Gregory directed Augustine to preach to the English nation on Christianity, which had fallen by the wayside in England after many bloody civil wars and latterly the leaving of their allies and benefactors, the Romans On reaching Britain Augustine met with King Ethelbert, who reigned over Kent King Ethelbert, after listening to the preachings of Augustine, says the following according to Bede Your words and promises are fair indeed, but they are...A most magnificent bookor should I say books St Bede s history is five books in one If you want to study English ecclesiastical history up to the mid 8th century, this is your go to text I am so thankful for such a text that records the history of righteous men, women, and right believing rulers to have survived I also find it incredibly interesting how many times St Bede alludes to Virgil s Aeneid throughout the five volumes Read it You ll feel like a wizard in his library whilst doi A most magnificent bookor should I say books St Bede s history is five books in one If you want to study English ecclesiastical history up to the mid 8th century, this is your go to text I am so thankful for such ...My favourite read of 2012 Why did it take me 30 years to read thisWhat Is History Edward Hallett Carr asked in the title of his famous book Nothing objective he argued, saying, The belief in a hard core of historical facts existing objectively and independently of the interpretation of the historian is a preposterous fallacy, but one which it is very hard to eradicate Several decades later, Richard J Evans responded with In Defence of History and argued the opposite.It is not taking sides in this ongoing debate to say that once upon a time, what we now k What Is History Edward Hallett Carr asked in the title of his famous book Nothing objective he argued, saying, The belief in a hard core of historical facts existing objectively and independently of the interpretation of the historian is a preposterous fallacy, but one which it is very hard to eradicate Several decades later, Richard J Evans responded with In Defence of History and argued the opposite.It is not taking sides in this ongoing debate to say that once upon a time, what we now know as history a lineal narrative of cause and consequence consequence didn t exist When Thucydides sat down about 400 years before the birth of Christ to write The History of the Peloponnesian War, his chronological ordering of events was a radical break with what had gone before There was a city called Troy and there was certai...For a dry early history of the Mediaeval church, this ended up having a pretty trippy or should I say, mystic ending and some other odd parts, too There were a lot of strange lists and bibliographies at the end of my text, but I m not sure if this is universal.In terms of the book as a whole, however, it s certainly an important historical source like Herodotus and Thucydides, both of whom I went over recently but I m not sure it has much value as a text for the uninformed reader For m For a dry early history of the Mediaeval church, this ended up having a pretty trippy or should I say, mystic ending and some other odd parts, too There were a lot of strange lists and bibliographies at the end of my text, but I m not sure if this is universal.In terms of the book as a whole, however, it s certainly an important historical source like...If two brothers had married two sisters and one of the brothers and sisters have died can the survivors marry I liked the book when it dwelt with all important questions such as that I liked it when Bede would say that we go to church on Sunday because that is the day the lord arose and it has nothing to do with the Sabbath commandment Also, entwined within the story there is an inte...

Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  • English
  • 21 December 2017
  • Paperback
  • 400 pages
  • 014044565X
  • Bede
  • Ecclesiastical History of the English People